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My client was outraged at what they perceived as a lack of fairness in the workplace. Their ire was focused on a particular colleague, who seemed to be rising in her career, while my client felt stalled.
“She always gets attention and praise from our boss,” my client fumed. “I don’t understand it. She does half the work I do, and everyone thinks she’s the best.”
I asked them, “Aside from what may be real unfairness at work, what is your colleague doing that bugs you so much?”
“Everything bugs me! She always mentions her contribution to the group projects and seems to know all this information about other people’s lives, which she drops into conversations. Like asking about their kid’s first day at school or a movie they saw. It’s so manipulative!”
I said, “So, she brings attention to her work and connects with people based on things they have shared with her?”
“Yes,” my client said, “but it’s not sincere. It’s all an act to get what she wants.”
“And is it working?”
Big silence.
